Security
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Symantec CEO John W Thompson Retires, Salem to Take Over
Symantec has announced the retirement of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Thompson
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MicroWorld Releases Beta Version of eScan 10
Anti-virus vendor, MicroWorld has released the beta version of eScan 10, its latest antivirus and content security solution
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CA Expands ID Management With Security Acquisition
CAon Thursday expanded its ID management portfolio with its second acquisition in as many months
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Unistal Introduces Protegent 360
This software is powered by Locate Laptop, Port Locker and Internet Security 2009 from BitDefender
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Trend Micro Rolls Out Affinity Partner Program
The program is designed to provide partners with the opportunity to advance through the program based on five categories - coverage, contribution, commitment, capability and capacity
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Virtual Netcomm Eyes Middle East Market
Ahmedabad-based value-added distributor, Virtual Netcomm is branching out of India, and is setting up a base in Dubai
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Vasco Rolls Out Connectable Card Reader
Vasco Data Security International unveiled the Digipass 865, a USB connectable card reader which can be used in connected and unconnected modes
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Corporate Security Policies Found Ineffective
A Cisco-commissioned study on data leakage revealed that many employees fail to adhere to security policies because due to poor communications with IT professionals
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Microsoft Releases Emergency Critical Patch
Microsoft issued an emergency critical update Thursday addressing a malicious Internet worm that could allow attackers to infiltrate systems remotely and take control over users' computers without any user interaction
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Mcafee Appoints Neoteric as ND for Consumer Products
Mcafee has appointed Neoteric Infomatique as distributor for its consumer products. Neoteric will help to push the vendors retail products targeted at home, SOHO and SMB segment
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McAfee Launches Plan To Fight Cybercrime
McAfee announced the launch of an initiative to fight cybercrime with techniques that range from educational outreach to legal partnerships and technical innovation
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Symantec Rolls Out Symantec University for Partners
The company on Thursday announced the rollout of Symantec University for Partners, a newly expanded training program aimed at reducing sales cycles and expanding its portfolio of offerings with enhanced resources and accreditations
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Mcafee Launches 2009 Security Suites
Mcafee has announced the availability of the Mcafee 2009 security suites, that include Total Protection, Internet Security, and VirusScan Plus suites
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India is the Number One Spamming Nation in Asia
According to Trend Micro, India is the seventh largest spam sender in the world
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Symantec to Double its Market Coverage
Symantec India has embarked on a major market expansion initiative, aimed at increasing its market coverage from the present 150 cities to almost 300, within the next 12 months
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CA Acquires Idfocus LLC
CA announcedacquisition of Idfocus LLC and its identity management technology, ACE
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IBM Unveils Midmarket Security Offerings
IBMhas launched into midmarket security full force with the rollout new security solution targeting the midmarket
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Cisco Survey Designates 10 Riskiest Data Loss Behaviors
Despite data breaches that seem to grace front page news on an almost daily basis, employees continue to alter security settings on computers, leave passwords in plain sight and share sensitive company information with non-employees
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Wep Launches Managed Security Services
Wep Solutions has launched its managed security services business for mid-sized and large enterprises
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Cyberoam Wins Frost Sullivan Emerging Company Award
Cyberoam, the company providing identity-based UTM range of appliances has been awarded the Frost and Sullivan's Emerging Company of the Year award for Network Security in Asiapac
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Netgear To Acquire Security Vendor CP Secure
Networking vendor Netgear said Monday it will acquire integrated security company CP Secure. Cupertino, Calif.-based CP Secure, which has offices in Nanjing, China, offers network protection, Web filtering and email security
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McAfee Buys Secure Computing For $465 Million
McAfee, in a bid to decisively round out its network security product portfolio, on Monday announced plans to purchase San Jose, Calif.-based Secure Computing for about $465 million
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Mcafee Names Most Dangerous Celebrities
Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace, according to Mcafee
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ONGC Does Largest Deployment of Vista
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has deployed 18,000 units of Windows Vista, thereby reducing security threats by more than 50 percent in their organization
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McAfee Launches Cloud-Based Security
Cybercrime could take a few more hits after McAfee announced its new Artemis Technology, a Web-based hosted service designed to protect victims from viruses, Trojans and other security threats as they occur
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Plustek Redefines Surveillance
With fast Ethernet connectivity, the network camera has 2X Digital Zoom and an enhanced CMOS sensor that provides a resolution up to 640 X 480 pixels
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K7 Ropes in Lee as CTO
Chennai-based antivirus vendor, K7 Computing has hired security veteran Andrew Lee as chief technology officer
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Red Hat Issues Security Advisory Following Network Intrusion
Open-source software vendor Red Hat has released an update to OpenSSH packages relating to its Red Hat Enterprise Linux software after hackers attempted to break into servers belonging to the company and the community-supported Fedora Linux project earlier this month
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SafeNet Rolls Out Encryption Solution for IBM Mainframes
SafeNet has introduced a mainframe solution which leverages data privacy solutions provider, Ingrian Networks' advanced encryption capabilities to allow customers protect sensitive information in z/OS environments
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Jetking to Train Watchguard Specialists
Watchguard Technologies has announced its partnership with Jetking Infotrain to provide training solutions on internet security and Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances to professionals and students
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Black Hat Reporters Accused of Hacking IT Pubs
Three French journalists representing the publication Global Security Magazine have been expelled from the Black Hat USA conference Thursday after being accused of running hacking tools to access the networks of other IT publications
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Adobe Embarks on Antipiracy Drive
The campaign targets both end users and businesses in India that are using and profiting from pirated Adobe software
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McAfee to Acquire Reconnex
The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2008 and the company plans to incorporate Reconnexs technologies under its data protection product business unit that will be headed by Gerhard Watzinger
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Analysis: Hacking VoIP, As Easy As 1-2-3
VoIP networks, the technology used to place phone calls through the Internet, suffer from the same security holes as standard IP networks, as well as new threats specific to telephony
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Oracle Warns Of Major WebLogic Vulnerability
Oracleis warning customers that an exploit is circulating for a vulnerability in its WebLogic Server that remote attackers without authentication can use to access confidential data and cause denial of service
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Oracle Lawsuit Claims SAP Execs Knew Of Theft
SAPmay be shutting down its TomorrowNow application maintenance service, but the legal headaches created by the subsidiary continue
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One 'Spam King' Faces 4 Years In Prison, One Escapes
A Seattle man Tuesday was sentenced to 47 months in prison for spamming while a Colorado man is on the run after escaping from a federal prison camp
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Cyberoam Launches Security Certification
Cyberoam has announced the launch of the Cyberoam Security Certification Program, aimed at imparting in-depth understanding of the latest networking and security concepts with expertise in installation and configuration of Cyberoam UTM series
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Sony PlayStation Site Victim of Malicious Hack
Sony cleaned its PlayStation Website today after hackers broke into the site Tuesday to install malware and entice users to download and pay for phony software
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Vasco Comes to India
Vasco Data Security International, a software security company specializing in authentication of products, has announced the opening of its subsidiary in Mumbai
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IBM Brings Data Masking Technology
IBM Indias research laboratory has developed data masking technology that helps call centers protect data without disrupting customer service or business operations
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D-Link Routers with Free Mcafee License
D-Link India has tied up with Mcafee for providing virus-free high speed internet access to customers
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Hackers Hijack Sites of Internet Organizations
Turkish hackers broke into two of the most established international Websites that oversee and regulate the Internet in order to reroute visitors to a rogue domain, the New York Times reported Friday
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Cisco Adds Three New CCNA Specilizations
Cisco has added three new specilizations under the CCNA certification program for security, voice and wireless
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RSA Launches the SecurID 1100 Display Card
RSA has recently introduced an event based, one time password authenticator called SecurID 1100 Display Card
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Chinese Surveillance Vendor Now in India
China Security and Surveillance Technology (CSST), a provider of digital surveillance technology, announced its entry into the Indian market with its alliance with Smile Security and Surveillance (SSPL)
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Trend Micros Security Guards for Small Businesses
Trend Micro, Internet content security vendor, announced the enhancement of its flagship Worry-Free security solutions in India
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Websense Named Leader in Data Leak Prevention Market
Websense has announced that it has been named a leader in the Data Leak Prevention (DLP) market by Forrester Research
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Cyberoam Sets Up Global Support Center in Ahmedabad
Cyberoam, Identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions provider has announced the launch of Global Support Management Centre (GSMC) in Ahmedabad
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IT Channel
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Dell Can't Match HP's Sales, Earnings Results
Dellposted a better-than expected quarterly profit Thursday, earning $727 million in the third fiscal quarter, but it couldn't match the performance of its chief competitor, Hewlett-Packard, which announced its results on Tuesday
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COM IT Commences in Mumbai
COM IT 2008, a computer hardware and software expo organized by the Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT), Mumbai, kicked off at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai on November 20, 2008
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HP Strengthening RCS Business
In a bid to boost its blade server and thin client business, HP India has rolled out an exclusive portal for its RCS (remote computing solutions) partners, and also floated an exclusive program called RCS Elite Club
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COM-IT Ready To Take Off
Scheduled to take place in Mumbai during November 20-23, the event is expected to bring together IT managers, CEOs, CIOs and the channel community
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Nanded Partners Boycott Dell
The members of Nanded Computer Dealers Association (NCDA) have imposed a boycott on Dell products
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Vasco Charts Aggressive India Strategy
The company, which set up its Indian subsidiary in July this year, is looking to expand its channel reach by appointing a national distributor as well as solutions partners
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IT Rental Market Faces Rough Weather
The rental market for IT products, which had been on an upswing over the past few years, is witnessing a major deceleration due to the slowdown in the economy
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Survey: Small Business Owners Have Cash Flow Issues
Less than half of small business owners have a positive view of the economy and more than half of them have cash flow concerns, according to research from American Express
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Nvidia's Profits, Market Share Take Hit In Q3
Nvidia's outlook going forward after a down third-quarter performance was decidedly grim Thursday, matching the bleakness of so many other high-tech companies reporting earnings in recent weeks
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Solution Providers Get Ready for Slowdown
As IT demand from businesses shows signs of slowing down, solution providers are taking measures to counter the downturn
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Acer Rolls Out Scheme for Retail Partners
Acer launched the tenth edition of its quarterly retailer scheme called the Acer Retail Grand Prix
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Logitech Rolls Out Two Diwali Schemes
In keeping with the festive spirit, Logitech has launched two new schemes?Nau do Baarah and Nehle Pe Dehla for its partners this Diwali
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VARs Applaud Ruling Against Cisco On Reseller Contract
Solution providers cheered a judge's ruling that parts of Cisco's Indirect Channel Partner Agreement are "unconscionable," and they said that the issue of agreement terms, especially the ability to terminate without cause, is an industry-wide problem
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Compasss Annual Exhibition Scheduled for December
The Computer Association of Easter India (Compass) has scheduled the annual IT exhibition between December 18 to 21, 2008
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Confed-ITA to Expand Horizons
The Confederation of IT Associations (Confed-ITA) will hold a summit on December 13 and 14 in Kodaikanal
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Acer Ties-Up with Reliance for Netbook Bundle
Acer India has inked a partnership with Reliance Infocomm to offer Acer Aspire One netbooks as a free bundle along with their data card and Internet download under a subscription model
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Trend Micro Appoints New Country Manager
Trend Micro has appointed Amit Nath as country manager for their India and Saarc regions
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Compuage Opens Branch in Kottayam
Distributor Compuage Infocom has opened its third branch in Kerala at Kottayam taking its count of branch offices across the country to 46
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Avnet President Hints At More Acquisitions
John Paget, Global President of Avnet Technology Solutions, has said that its Indian subsidiary is on a lookout for more acquisitions and plans to execute at least one acquisition within the next 12 months
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Solution Providers See Cause For Concern, Hope In Economic Crisis
Solution providers harbor concerns over the current economic outlook and its looming impact on their businesses, but many are finding hope in the strength of the SMB market
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Intel's Profits Up But Outlook Uncertain
CEO Paul Otellini on Tuesday cautioned investors that the turbulent economy meant the world's leading microprocessor manufacturer is having difficulty projecting fourth-quarter sales
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Rajesh Goenka Back with Rashi
Rashi Peripherals appointed Rajesh Goenka as the Vice President, Sales and Marketing
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Gartner Lowers 2009 IT Spending Outlook
IT spending growth for 2009 will slow at an even greater rate than previously projected, according to a new report by research firm Gartner
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Cisco Channels Director Questioned In Deal Registration Trial
In a trial between Ciscoand one of its former solution providers this week, a Cisco channels director admitted that although Cisco had a special pricing arrangement accepted through registration with the solution provider, Cisco offered the deal and the same pricing to another company
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Rashi Announces the Launch of CBF IV
Rashi Peripherals has announced the launch of its multi-city channel education program Channel Business Forum (CBF IV)
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Solution Providers Say $700 Billion Bailout Is No Panacea
Despite the passage of the $700 billion bailout package Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, solution providers say they expect no quick fix to economic malaise sweeping the economy
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Fusionstor Plans Expansion in Indian Market
US-based Fusionstor that had recently set up Indian operations to tap the emerging storage market has announced its geographical as well as channel expansion plans
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Kodak to Venture into Channels
Kodak plans to venture into the channel space with the launch of its i780 and i1120 range of scanners
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Tech Stocks, Some Channel Companies, Take A Hit
Fears of a deteriorating financial market were evident Monday morning as both the Dow Jones and Nasdaq markets fell sharply, 2.7 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively
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Solution Providers Brace For Credit Crunch
Solution providers say the growing financial crisis, accelerated late Thursday by the largest bank failure in U.S
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UP Channels Protests Outside Legislative Assembly Against VAT Hike
The recent decision by the Uttar Pradesh government to hike VAT and re-introduce a 2 percent entry tax on range of products including IT has invited statewide protests from IT channels
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Channels Rally Around Softcell
Following thearrest of Sunil Dalal, the Managing Director of the company on charges of duty evasion on software imports, partners from all quarters have expressed their support for Softcell
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Ingram Micro Warns Investors Of Lower Q3
Ingram Microlowered its third-quarter guidance Tuesday, warning investors that its third-quarter sales and net income will not hit previously-announced expectations
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LG Introduces Scheme for PCs
LG India has launched yet another scheme titled, One 2 ka 4, but this time for its notebooks and desktops
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Think3 Appoints Rashi as ND
Think3 has appointed Rashi Peripherals as their national distributor for their 2D range of products. The company is also looking at entering into partnerships with VARs over the next few months
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D-Link Conducts Channel Seminars
The seminar series, consisting of 80 events comprising of trainings and seminars, will be held between September and October
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HP Partners Ask What's Next After 24,600 Jobs Are Cut
Hewlett-Packard's move to cut 24,600 jobs as part of its integration with EDS, the Plano, Texas-based systems integrator, initially surprised HP partners by the depth of the layoffs, but partners say the action may strengthen HP, particularly as it competes with IBM Global Services
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Top Notch to Distribute Zotac Motherboards
Zotac has tied up with Chennai-based Top Notch Infotronix for the distribution of its motherboards
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Platespin to Reward its Partners
Platespin, a Novell company, has introduced some enhancements in its global partner program that claims to increase financial value proposition of its partners
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Study: End Users Confused About Green IT
When it comes to going green, IT users don't know when and where to invest, according to a new Gartner study, which means that solution providers "up" on environmentally-friendly technology are primed to capitalize on a big market opportunity
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CA Appoints New Corporate Communications Director
Lahiri will be based at the companys sales headquarters in Mumbai and will report to Raj Seth, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific
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IPPs Complain Shortage of Atom
While Intel is counting on its Atom-powered Nettops to make computing affordable to masses, several of its own IPPs are complaining of shortage of Atom in the market
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Nortel on Channel Overdrive
Nortel India has extended its Overdrive rewards program to partners selling LG-Nortel products. Nine LG-Nortel regional distributors, and 32 preferred dealers will be eligible for the program
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Edimax appoints Jupiter as ND
Wireless vendor, Edimax has appointed Jupiter as the national distributor for its range of wireless networking products for home and enterprise usage
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Got a Grievance With Compuage; Write to Atul Mehta
With the new branding exercise underway, Compuage has decided to make itself more channel responsive
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Dell Looking To Sell Some Factories?
Dellmay look to sell some of its manufacturing facilities around the world as a way to save some money, according to The Wall Street Journal
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Zscaler Appoints Jayshree Ullal
Zscaler, a multi-tenant SaaS security service provider, has appointed Jayshree Ullal on its Board
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50 Acer Retailers will Fly to Zurich
Acer India, in collaboration with Intel, will fly 50 of its top performing retail partners to Zurich for its ninth annual Retail Partner conference to be held between September 12-15, 2008
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Emersons Double Bonanza for Partners
Valid till September 2008, the Double Bonanza scheme will provide resellers discounts of up to 15 percent on the price of the Iton 600 VA and 1000 VA UPS systems
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Hardware
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Iomega Introduces Scheme for Partners
Iomega, an EMC company, rolled out a scheme for tier-1 and tier-2 partners to encourage them for doing consistent business
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Belkin Appoints New Country Manager
Belkin Asia Pacific has appointed Mohit Anand, as its India Country Manager. Based in Delhi, Anand will be in-charge of the companys strategy and business
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Intel Introduces Core i7 in India
Intels much anticipated Core i7 processor, member of the Nehalem micro architecture family was launched in the Indian market
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Targus Accessories for Mac Notebooks
Targus, the market leader in mobile computing accessories, has introduced a number of accessories targeted at Apple Mac notebook users
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Asus Launches Anti-surge Protection Mobo
Asus India has launched its P5KPL-AM/PS, the motherboard backed by anti-surge protection technology which regulates the power being provided to the motherboard and CPU
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Panduit to Accelerate Partner Growth
Cabling major, Panduit has launched its Partner Accelerator Program targeted primarily at tier-1 and tier-2 system integrators (SI)
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Lenovo Beefs up Post-sales Support
Lenovo India launched two new PC support services, and broadened their support logistics with new spare warehouses in Calcutta and Lucknow
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Acer to Provide 9X7Support
Acer India will start providing customer support seven days a week in an attempt to distinguish its services from the competition
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Altec Lansing Launches 2.2 Speaker System
Altec Lansing rolled out Expressionist Bass desktop speaker system-2.2 desktop speaker system, targeted at digital entertainment enthusiasts
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Intel Slashes Q4 Revenue Expectations
IntelWednesday cut fourth-quarter revenue expectations due to a widespread drop in customer demand around the globe
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IBM Partners Unphased by Lenovos Entry into Servers
Lenovos recent launch of x86 servers under the ThinkServer brand, has given rise to speculation that IBM may be soon quitting the entry-level x86 server business just as it quit the low-margin PC business in 2004 by selling it off to Lenovo
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Dell, Tally to Cross-sell Their Products
Dell India and Tally India have announced an exclusive strategic alliance to leverage on the individual strengths of their partners
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Epson Rolls Out V300 Scanners
The scanner, which can double up as a document and a film scanner, is being aimed at the SMB and home segment
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HaaS for Future
Bangalore-based Future Business Tech is looking to get into a new concept coined for leasing and renting, hardware-as-a-service (HaaS)
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Choice to Manufacture Electrical Accessories
Hyderabad-based Choice Solutions plans to commence manufacturing of electrical accessories under the Green Volt brand
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Aten Launches Laptop KVM Switch
Aten International, manufacturer of advanced connectivity solutions, announced the launch of its CS661, laptop USB KVM switch, a compact, cable-like device that offers direct control of two computers
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Dell Asks Employees To Take Unpaid Leave
Dellis asking employees to take some unpaid time off in the fourth quarter as a means of reducing costs and possibly avoiding layoffs
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Samsung Has New Director for IT Business
Samsung India has appointed Ranjit Singh Yadav as the Director for its IT business division
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Intel Promises Stronger Focus on Servers
Intel plans to add substantial muscle to its white-box server business
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Logitech Gains Video Conferencing With SightSpeed Purchase
The purchase of SightSpeed, which has 25 employees, will provide Logitech a software and services development team that can focus on video calling initiatives that can enable cross-platform video communications
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Sony Recalls 100,000 Laptop Batteries
Sony is recalling 100,000 battery packs due to safety concerns about overheating
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Intel to Open 11 RMA Centers
Intel India is beefing up its support infrastructure and plans to open 11 RMA centers around the country within the next year
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LG Boosts its LCD Portfolio
In a bid to capitalize on the growing demand for energy efficient computer display, LG India has launched a new series of LCDs (W52TE) that boasts of up to 50 percent in power savings
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Lenovo Officially Launches ThinkServers
Lenovo India has officially launched ThinkServers targeting primarily the SMB market and mid-market companies
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Acer Appoints Neoteric for Options
Acer India has launched a new business division to focus on notebook options and accessories, and has tied up with Neoteric Infomatique as an exclusive distributor for the same
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AMD Co-Founder Dies
Ed Turney, a co-founder of Advanced Micro Devices, died Wednesday in Cupertino, Calif., of brain cancer; he was 79
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Zebra Targets Punjab with AIDC Solutions
In a bid to strengthen its position in the country, Zebra Technologies has entered Punjab with its range of printing and automatic identification solutions
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Aten Bets Big on Channels
At the recent Get Set IP India partners meet, Aten International has launched a new incentive scheme for its partners called the Get Set Win
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Asus Launches EeeBox
Asus has launched the desktop version of its Eee PC called the Eee Box, a low-cost, low-power desktop
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Lenovo India to Launch Servers Next Week
Lenovo's much anticipated server launch will happen next week. The servers will be branded ThinkServers
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Defective NVIDIA Chips Spell Sour Apples
They say that timing is everything. Apple has told MacBook Pro owners that defective NVIDIA chips are causing some of the laptops to fail -- just a day after the company announced next week's much anticipated media event entitled, "The Spotlight Turns to Notebooks."
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Plustek UnveilsOpticpro A360
Plustek, the image solutions company, launched Opticpro A360, a hyper-speed flatbed scanner for large format scanning
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Canon Unveils West Indias Exclusive Image and Business Lounge
The lounges are a new concept, aiming to provide customers with comprehensive display of the companys vast range of consumer and business offerings in a non-selling environment, catering to all kinds of consumers
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AMD Spins Into Two Companies
After more than a year in the works, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) said Tuesday it will spin off into two companies in a bid to better compete with rival Intel Corp. and ultimately cut costs to reduce its mounting debt
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WD Launches New 500 GB Portable Drives
Western Digital has launched a range of My Passport 500 GB portable USB drives. The new 500 GB capacity is offered on its Elite and Essential portable drive models
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AMD To Launch 45nm Chips Ahead Of Schedule
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday confirmed that its first 45-nanometer processors are in production and will be on shelves before the end of the year
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LG Declares 2 Year Free Service
The company has taken this initiative keeping in mind the festive season and the need of its customers who often feel the need for free service which ensures the durability of the product
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Intel Keen to Make Atom PCs Affordable
When Intel launched its Atom processor, it was touted to make computers affordable in order to reach the masses. However, so far, there is no sign of that
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Acer Appoints Savex for LCDs
Acer India has signed on Savex Computers as a new national distributor exclusively for their monitor business
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DRI Raids HP India
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence raided the offices and warehouses of HP India across the country
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Canon spreads festivity with new cam
In a bid to achieve its Rs 700 crore target, Canon is planning to launch its new Powershot A1000IS digital camera during Durga Puja
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Dell To Transition Laptop Displays to LED Technology
Dellplans to transition all of its notebook displays to light-emitting diode (LED) technology within the next 12 months, according to the company
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Oracle, With HP, Debuts Database Server, Storage Hardware Systems
CEO Larry Ellison Wednesday unveiled two hardware systems, an advanced database server and a programmable storage server, co-developed with Hewlett-Packard, that will make Oracle a player in the computer hardware market
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Intel Enhances vPro for Small Businesses
Intel has launched the enhanced version of its vPro technology aimed at enabling tighter virtualization capabilities and features that support remote managed services
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AMD to Sell Processors Online
AMD India has entered into a partnership with ITdepot, the online computer store, for resale of its range of processors and ATI products
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Care Office Plans 8 Franchisee Stores in Gujarat
Ahmedabad-based regional distributor Care Office plans to open eight franchisee retail stores across Gujarat over the next three months
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HP Delivers Affordable Color Laserjet Printer
Hewlett Packard has expanded its portfolio of enterprise imaging and printing devices, with the launch of HP Color Laserjet CM6040 for large businesses
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Samsung Bids For SanDisk
Samsungrevealed in a letter made public that it is making a cash offer of $26 per share to acquire SanDisk a 93 percent premium over SanDisk's share price, which is when word of the offer was first reported in the press
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Pricing Disparity Troubles Dell MSAs
Dell Indias tall claims of maintaining price parity between direct online sales and channel have come under question by its own partners
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Software
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Aladdin Offers Complimentary VPN with Safeword Token Bulk Purchase
Aladdin Knowledge Systems has recently announced a unique scheme to help enterprises with substantial savings on a complete secure access solution including VPN connectivity
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Campus Management to Acquire Talismas CRM Product Suite
Talisma has recently announced the acquisition of its CRM business by Campus Management, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners
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Sun Laying Off 5,000 To 6,000, Restructuring Software Business
Sun Microsystems will lay off between 5,000 and 6,000 employees—approximately 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce—under a restructuring plan the company announced recently
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Interop Comes to India
Interop, the leading global business technology event series, will be held for the first time in India, from February 4-6, 2009, at the Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai
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Microsoft Signs Up Iris for OEM Products
Microsoft India has tied-up with Iris Computers as its distributor for its OEM products to expand its geographical presence in the country
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Microsoft Study: Malware Up, Vulnerabilities Down
Microsoft Windows security vulnerabilities have decreased, but Trojans and other malware attacks from cyber criminals are continuing to spike upwards
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Microsoft Partners Impressed By Windows Azure
This week at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference, Microsoft executives took the wraps off Windows Azure, a new development platform for building cloud-based applications
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CA to Provide Support for z10 BC
CA announced its plans to provide essential support for the new IBM system z10 Business Class (z10 BC) mainframe in its portfolio of mainframe management solutions
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Lauren Plans Aggressive International Foray
Mumbai-based software solutions provider, Lauren Software is planning an aggressive foray in the international market with its solutions and software products offerings
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Compuage Opens Branch in Kottayam
Distributor Compuage Infocom has opened its third branch in Kerala at Kottayam taking its count of branch offices across the country to 46
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Microsoft Pledges To Fix UAC in Windows 7
The User Account Control feature in Windows Vista has been responsible for generating a significant amount of anti-Vista vitriol, mainly because of the large number of alerts is has been known to generate
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Ballmer Admits That Some Companies Might Skip Vista
Executives have insisted that companies that migrate from XP to Vista will have far less application compatibility issues later on than those that decide to skip Vista altogether
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Microsoft Surprises With New Windows 7 Name
In its brief but troubled lifetime, Windows Vista has been characterized as something of a bloated memory hog by many Microsoft channel partners and customers, some of whom have been clamoring for a slimmer, more simplified version of Windows
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CA Invests $30 Million for Expansion
CA has invested around $30 million to expand its India Technology Center (ITC) with the construction of a new 1,80,000 sq ft building on the CA campus in Hyderabad
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Asteric to Open 4 e-malls in Bihar
The e-malls will come up in the cities of Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Saharsa
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Microsoft Extends Windows XP Life By Another Six Months
Microsoftis extending again the time period for which PC makers can use 'downgrade rights' to switch from Windows Vista to Windows XP on their machines
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Team to Acquire Stake in IT Solutions Company
Delhi-based Team Computers is close to acquiring a minority stake in a company that specializes in providing IT solutions to the shipping and ocean transportation sector
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Ballmer: Financial Crisis Could Hit Software Demand
Earlier this week, when Ballmer expressed concern over the potential impact of the financial crisis on software demand, many solution providers took notice
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Sybase Appoints Sunil Jose as MD
Sybase Software has appointed Sunil Jose as Managing Director for its operations across India and the sub-continent
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Google CEO: Yahoo Wedding Is On
While Google is bracing for a fight with government regulators and rival Microsoft to get the stamp of regulatory approval for its advertising pact with Yahoo, CEO Eric Schmidt Wednesday said that the search engine behemoth is moving full steam ahead with its plans
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ONGC does largest deployment of Vista
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has deployed 18,000 units of Windows Vista, thereby reducing security threats by more than 50 percent in their organization. This move has made ONGC one of the largest Vista customers in Asia
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Wipro Unveils New Unit in Kotdwar
The project was completed on September 9, 2008 and the new unit was launched by Anand Sankaran, Chief Executive, Wipro Infotech
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IBM Signs Up with Avnet India
Through this collaborative partnership, Avnets Partner Solutions division will work with partners throughout India to drive enablement and lead generation for IBM products and solutions in markets
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Red Hat Buys Virtualization Vendor Qumranet
Red Hat has acquired Qumranet, an Israel-based developer of server and desktop virtualization software, in a move that will expand the depth of Red Hat's virtualization technology lineup
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Microsoft Offers Free Virtualization Tools
As a part of this initiative the company introduced the Integrated Virtualization Return on Investment (ROI) Tool designed to help customers quantify the cost advantage from deploying its virtualization offerings versus competitive solutions
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Microsoft Gets Serious About App Virtualization
As Microsoft prepares to officially launch its virtualization blitzkrieg at an event in Redmond next week, the software giant on Wednesday announced the release to manufacturing of its application virtualization offering App-V 4.5, along with a series of tweaks to its virtualization strategy
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Windows XP Piracy Badgering Set To Begin
Microsoftthis week plans to update the Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy mechanism for Windows XP Professional, which the software giant claims is the most oft-pirated version of Windows
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Has Microsoft Learned Its Lessons From Vista?
Microsoftappears to be turning lemons into lemonade by taking into account the negative user feedback from Windows Vista as it works on the engineering blueprint for Windows 7
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Xerox Readies Doc Management App For SMBs
Xeroxis making a push into the SMB document management market, debuting a new, lower-priced version of its DocuShare content management software for small and midsize businesses
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IBM Expands Data Protection Software Portfolio
IBM has announced availability of a suite of integrated data protection solutions - Tivoli Storage Manager Fastback software, designed to help Windows-Intel (Wintel) customers
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Microsoft Relaxes Virtualization Licensing Terms
Microsoftin September will alter a longstanding -- and widely loathed -- virtualization policy to allow customers to move applications between servers as often as they wish, without having to pay additional licensing fees
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VMware's CEO Apologizes For Major Bug
Vmware's president and CEO apologized for the difficulties caused by a 'time bomb' bug in his company's popular server virtualization software
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Microsoft Leads in BI Market in India: Gartner
According to Gartner's Asia Pacific software revenue estimates, Microsoft India has emerged as the leading vendor of business intelligence solutions in India
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Intellisys Appoints Texonic as RD
Intellisys Technologies has appointed Texonic Instruments as distributor for its IP-based video conferencing software in the Southern region
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Anandan is Microsoft Indias New MD
Microsoft India has appointed the ex-Dell India head, Rajan Anandan, as the new Managing Director
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Microsoft Rolls Out SQL Server 2008, Free Downloads Available
Customers are one step closer to getting their hands on SQL Server 2008 as MicrosoftThursday said it has released the latest version of its database management platform to manufacturing
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IBM Unveils Linux Push For Desktop PCs, SMB Appliances
IBMunveiled several initiatives to expand Linux adoption among small and mid-size businesses, including an alliance with major Linux distributors to create "Microsoft-free" PCs and drive sales of desktop Linux through major PC makers
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Cyberoam gets Positive rating from Gartner
Indian UTM vendor, Cyberoam has received the Positive rating by Gartner for its firewall solutions
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Microsoft's Mojave Reveals Vista 'Truths'
Microsoft's campaign to show that Windows Vista has received an unfair rap continued Tuesday with the launch of its Mojave Experiment Website, which showcases videos from a focus group Microsoft held in San Francisco earlier this month
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Microsoft: Forrester's Vista Views 'Schizophrenic'
Microsoftis mad as hell over the industry's negative view of Vista, and the software giant isn't going to take it anymore
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HCL Implements Serena Software
HCL has now implemented Serena PVCS Professional, Dimensions RM and Team Track to reduce errors, track and manage change in requirements during a projects lifecycle, thereby improving quality and reducing the time to develop and deploy solutions for HCL customers
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Study: Watch Out for SharePoint Gaps
Office SharePoint Server has grown from a collaboration tool into a custom application development platform
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HP Debuts New Release Of PPM Center
Hewlett-Packard is expanding its portfolio of Business Technology Optimization software, unveiling today a new release of its HP Project and Portfolio Management Center and integrating that product with other HP IT service and application lifecycle management solutions
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Online Services Sluggish in Microsoft Q4
Microsoft raked in a record $60.4 billion in revenue in its fiscal year ended June 30, but its fourth quarter earnings came in just short of what Wall Street analysts were expecting, due in part to weakness in its online services business
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Nasscom Approaches Government to Address ST on Software
Countrys premier software association, Nasscom has finally sprung into action and plans to take up the issue of Service Tax (ST) levy on software products
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Microsoft Outlines the Hidden Costs of Piracy
Software piracy not only costs channel partners money in lost sales, it also leads to higher costs for their business, according to a study sponsored by Microsoftand the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners
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Corel Appoints New Country Manager for India
Corel has appointed Giridharan Govindswamy as its Country Manager in India. Prior to joining Corel, Govindswamy had worked with Kinfotech as AGM
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Partners Shocked by Oracles Price Hikes
Worldwide Oracle has hiked prices of its core software products, including its flagship database, middleware and application server, between 10 and 20 percent or more
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Microsoft Fixes Nine Bugs with Four Updates
Microsoftissued four "important" security bulletins for today's Patch Tuesday release, resolving nine security errors that could lead an attacker to gain elevated login rights, spoof a user's account or launch arbitrary code on a victim's PC
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Storage
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Hitachi to Focus on SMBs
Hitachi Data Systems have shifted gears with focus on the SMB market in India. The vendor intends to target this segment extensively for the next 12 months
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Fusionstor Targets Verticals With Atomic NAS
Fusionstor Technologies is looking to target verticals like BFSI, manufacturing, media, entertainment, hospitality, government and research with its Atomic Networked Attached Storage (NAS) system
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Verbatim Rolls Out Multimedia Drives
These hard drives offer up to 500 GB in storage and users can easily store videos, photos, music and films and then play it back directly via the TV or an audio system
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Networks
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Locuz is Ciscos Silver Partner
Locuz Enterprise Solutions has achieved Silver certification from Cisco
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D-Link Appoints Distributor for South Gujarat
D-Link India has appointed S Kumar Computers as the new distributor for south Gujarat territory
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BA Systems Scouts for ND
BA Systems, an integrated routing platform vendor, is looking to rope a national distributor to re-organize its distribution network
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Cisco Preps For 'Zettabyte Era' With New Router
Cisco Systemson Tuesday pulled the curtain off a massive router to give service providers an edge with next-generation networks that run advanced services like video, IPTV, mobile broadband and other high-bandwidth services
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Cisco Certified Partners Get To Skip Audit This Year
Cisco Systemsplans to let some of its channel partners skip their annual certification audits in a move designed to help solution providers cut costs during the economic downturn
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